Security Group Targeting

A Security Group targeting item allows a preference item to be applied to computers or users only if the processing computer or user is a member of the group specified in the targeting item and optionally only if the specified group is the primary group for the processing computer or user. If
Is Not
is selected, it allows the preference item to be applied only if the processing computer or user is not a member of the group specified in the targeting item and optionally only if the specified group is not the primary group for the processing computer or user.

Group

This box contains the name of the selected security group. Click
Browse
to select the security group. You cannot type directly in this text box.

Important

The name of the group is presented for reference purposes, but is not used for determining membership. If a group name is changed, the original group name remains in the targeting item.

Primary group

If you select this check box, the targeting item processes the associated preference item only if the specified group is the primary group of the processing user.

Note

This option is disabled when
Computer in group
is selected.

User in group

If selected, the target item processes the associated preference item when the processing user is a member of the group specified in
Group
.

Note

This option is disabled in computer preference items.

Computer in group

If selected, the target item processes the associated preference item when the processing computer is a member of the group specified in
Group
.

Supported groups

Domain groups:

Global groups

Universal groups

Local groups:

Local groups (including built-in groups)

Domain local

Well-known

Additional considerations

Security Group targeting items use the group's security identifier to determine group membership and not the display name of the group.

To reposition a targeting item within the list of targeting items that you have applied to a preference item, either drag the targeting item to a new position, or select the targeting item and then click the
Move Up
arrow or
Move Down
arrow.